WBEZ News

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December 19, 2025 Border Patrol body-cam captures detainee’s lament: ‘We don’t have the opportunity that you have’
A state panel documenting alleged abuses by federal immigration agents held its first meeting yesterday (THURS).The Illinois Accountability Commission plans to interview witnesses and review bystander videos on social media.But those aren’t the only videos that exist.Last month a judge ordered the release of more than 40 hours of body camera footage the agents themselves recorded.HOST: LANE
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7min
December 18, 2025 In Austin, Black mentors are making college possible
In the U.S., Black men who start college are up against a huge deficit of resources when it comes to finishing, and getting their degree.
You can see that play out in the majority-Black Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, where just one in four who make it to campus graduate within six years.
That rate is much lower than it is for white college students from across the city.
WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip brings us the story of three generations of Black men with ties to Austin who have helped each other overcome this disparity.
Their shared struggles have brought them close.
HOST: LARA
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9min
December 18, 2025 Jane Austen lovers ring in the author’s 250th birthday with a suburban Regency ball, YouTube-inspired gowns and orange cheesecake
It is a truth universally acknowledged… that a single fan of the novelist Jane Austen… must be in want of a way to celebrate her 250th birthday.Well, WBEZ producer Lauren Frost is one of those fans.She found events celebrating the British author all over the Chicago region this week…But perhaps the most grand was a Regency ball – complete with a string quartet, historical snacks, and dancers in gowns stitched from YouTube tutorials.HOST: LANE
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5min
December 17, 2025 End of penny production has Chicago businesses facing coin shortage
If you've been shopping recently, you may have noticed signs posted at registers explaining that stores may no longer provide pennies when giving change. That's because the U.S. Mint made its final circulating penny last month- marking the end of a 232-year production run of the coin.HOST: LANE
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4min
December 17, 2025 Meet the teens raising money to help classmates with parents in immigration detention
A southwest side high school has long had a club to support students without legal status and to raise money to help them go to college. But this year with immigration enforcement tearing families apart, the club has changed course.HOST: LANE
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5min
December 16, 2025 A Chicago theater parodies the "Real Housewives" with North Pole brides
The “Real Housewives” franchise has been in the ethos of pop culture for nearly two decades. The lives of wealthy divas from Atlanta to Dubai, have been on display in this reality tv juggernaut.This winter, a Chicago theater company created its own holiday-inspired version. The Real Housewives of the North Pole.HOST: LANE
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4min
December 13, 2025 Prisoncast! A Christmas party in prison — for dogs
We’ll bring you the sounds from a program at Logan Correctional Center, a women's prison in Lincoln, Illinois, where incarcerated people there train service dogs that will one day assist their new owners with mobility or work in therapy settings.
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12min
December 13, 2025 Prisoncast! The challenges of grieving behind bars
Our partners at The Marshall Project discuss ways for people in prison to process grief, even in an environment that repels compassion.
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21min
December 13, 2025 Prisoncast! Managing money in the age of prison tablets
We also learn about the stress of managing money inside prison, even if you’re making less than $20 a month.
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19min
December 13, 2025 Prisoncast! The shoddy track record of Illinois’ new prison health care company
We also highlight a new Chicago Sun-Times investigation showing the disturbing track record of Illinois’ new private prison health care provider.
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20min

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